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Obesity crisis: pizza, pastries, chips, donuts, cookies, hot dogs, and burgers – just your average school lunch.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
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It's much easier for people to access fatty, salty food than it is to find healthier options.
Fast-food outlets outnumber healthy food stores in South Africa’s Gauteng province.
Are you a meticulous lunch planner, or do you decide what’s for lunch after those first pangs of hunger strike after midday? If you’re in the second camp, it might be time to change.
Unhealthy food corporations use various tactics to undermine public health policies aimed at tackling the scourge of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and obesity.
Junk food versus healthy food – why are we always blaming consumers for ‘bad’ food choices?
Recent diet and health surveys show the typical Australian diet is far from what is considered a healthy diet. Can vitamin and mineral supplements come to the rescue?
Non-communicable diseases are skyrocketing in Kenya and Uganda. Though the countries’ governments have a responsibility to tackle the problem, individuals need to take action too.
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Public Health Researcher, Liverpool John Moores University
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International Lead, CELSIS, University of Strathclyde
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Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures, University of Strathclyde
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Honorary Doctor of Children's Rights, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate in the School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University
